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Dan and Wayne will both be participating in panels at the DCIA’s Cloud Computing Conference, which is being held as part of the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 16.

The theme for the conference is “Advances in Content Security and Reliability.”  Dan will part of a panel entitled “Privacy Issues, Reliability Questions, Security Concerns in the Cloud Computing Space” along with executives from Trend Micro, Numagic Consulting, Vobile, among others.  Wayne’s  panel, entitled “Years Ahead of Cloud Computing” will include executives from IBM Global Business Services, RedThorne Media, WSO2, Salesforce.com and others.

More infomation on the conference is available at the NAB Show website.

As part of the DCIA’s “Content in the Cloud” conference, Wayne will take part in a panel discussion entitled “The Impact on Telecommunications Industries of Cloud Computing.”  The discussion will focus on how cloud computing intiatives impact broadband network providers and their ability to manage their IP, utilize network resources and provision new services.  Joining Wayne on the panel are executives from Acumen Solutions, CSG Systems, Level 3 Communications, Numagic Consulting, Scayl, Verizon Digital Media Services and Virtustream. 

DCIA, the Distributed Computing Industry Association, is an international trade organization focused on commercial advancement of cloud computing and related technologies.  “Content in the Cloud” is part of the 2012 International CES trade show, being held in Las Vegas from January 10 through 13.  CES is the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow.  More information on the conference is available here.

Matt Syrkin will be presenting and producing a panel for the New York Chapter of the Copyright Society of the USA titled “Copyright and Content in the Cloud”  featuring Dan Schnapp as a moderator and other prominent practitioners. The panel, scheduled for September 15, 2011, will tackle the critical legal issues raised by the expansion of cloud computing and explore how stakeholders can balance the need to comply with evolving laws, standards and court decisions with the need to exploit new technological advancements that lead to improved services and enhanced user experiences. Continue Reading »

The Entertainment Consumers Association gave a shout out to the Firm, including Dan, for assisting in the amicus brief submitted to the Supreme Court in connection with the recent case in which California’s video game law was struck down.   Our detailed post about the case is here.